Grbavica (Sarajevo)

Neighbourhood in Novo Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Grbavica
Грбавица
Neighbourhood
Residential high-rise buildings on the bank of the Miljacka river
Residential high-rise buildings on the bank of the Miljacka river
Coordinates: 43°51′1.95″N 18°23′39.01″E / 43.8505417°N 18.3941694°E / 43.8505417; 18.3941694
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
MunicipalityNovo Sarajevo
Population
12.657
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Grbavica (Serbian Cyrillic: Грбавица) is a neighbourhood of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today it is part of the municipality of Novo Sarajevo and administratively distinguished between Grbavica I and Grbavica II.

The area was developed as a new residential neighbourhood by the authorities of Socialist Yugoslavia, on the west bank of the Miljacka river. Grbavica I, between Zagrebačka street and the Miljacka river, aside from residential buildings, hosts the Forestry Faculty of the University of Sarajevo (Šumarski Fakultet), the Kovačići Franciscan Monastery (Franjevački samostan), the Jordanian Mosque (Jordanska Džamija, 1996),[1] three primary schools (OŠ Kovačići, OŠ Grbavica I and OŠ Grbavica II) and the Netherlands embassy. On its north-west corner, the new British Embassy Sarajevo has been built.[2] Grbavica II, between Grbavica I and Hrasno, hosts the Grbavica Shopping Centre and the Ummu Arif Zabadne Mosque. South of Zagrebačka street are Grbavica Stadium, home of FK Željezničar, and the Catholic Church of St. Ignatius (Crkva Sv.Ignacija Lojolskog).

  • Serb soldiers toasting in occupied Grbavica, 1992
    Serb soldiers toasting in occupied Grbavica, 1992
  • View of Grbavica, a neighbourhood of Sarajevo, after the war ended
    View of Grbavica, a neighbourhood of Sarajevo, after the war ended
  • Downtown Grbavica in March 1996
    Downtown Grbavica in March 1996
  • Destroyed residential buildings in Grbavica, 1996
    Destroyed residential buildings in Grbavica, 1996
  • The Maniacs Graffiti at Grbavica stadium
    The Maniacs Graffiti at Grbavica stadium
  • Panoramic view of Grbavica Stadium
    Panoramic view of Grbavica Stadium
  • Winter panorama of Grbavica today, with an orthodox church in the foreground and the British embassy in the background
    Winter panorama of Grbavica today, with an orthodox church in the foreground and the British embassy in the background
  • Winter scene at Hamdije Čemerlića at Grbavica
    Winter scene at Hamdije Čemerlića at Grbavica
  • Winter scene at Grbavica on February 5, 2012
    Winter scene at Grbavica on February 5, 2012
  • Residential high-rise buildings on the side of the Miljacka river
    Residential high-rise buildings on the side of the Miljacka river

Notable former residents

References

  1. ^ "Grbavica I Dzemat". Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ^ "British Embassy Sarajevo". GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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